In season 3 episode 2 of the Serial podcast, they profile Judge Gaul and his court, providing an excellent example of the white savior complex. My friend Aileen is a public defender in the juvenile court system and she’s here to talk about troubling beliefs that pervade our country’s criminal justice system.

You may want to listen to the above episode of Serial before diving in to this one.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES:

• Washington Defender Association
• National Association for Public Defense
• Let's Get Free
• The New Jim Crow
• Just Mercy

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